Translation and Implementation Planning Guide

Transcript:Translation and Implementation Planning Guide:
Translation and Implementation Planning Guide Thinking through the process of putting your research into practice 1 Department of Youth Justice 2 Who is this Guide for and what does it aim to achieve? Researchers and YJ staff who are the sponsors, leads outcome owners and end users of research projects can use this guide to support planning for: Translation and Implementation Plans can be detailed and updated over the life of the project in the template provided and also recorded at a high-level in the Research Application Form. Projects with a high level of investment and significant expected impacts require more detailed translation and implementation planning which will be informed by a facilitated Translation and Implementation Planning Workshop. Translation and implementation planning aims to support researchers and YJ staff to ensure that: Research findings are translated into products that meet decision-makers needs and preferences and assist decision-makers to implement research findings. Research-informed products are used by decision-makers to inform strategy policy, programs and practice by end-users. Impact arising from the translated and implemented research can be monitored and evaluated. YJ research findings and impact are disseminated and communicated to audiences other than direct end-users such as the general community, other government and non-government social services providers, academic community, and/or specific sectors within those broad groups etc. 3 What does translation and implementation planning involve? Fundamentally, translation and implementation planning involves systematically thinking through: How research findings need to be communicated and presented so that they are relevant, timely, accessible and engaging for the decision-makers expected to take up those findings How research findings could be used to inform policy, program or practice development, implementation and/or evaluation or current thinking and understanding of an issue Who are the people that need to be involved and/or accountable within this process How and when you will communicate and engage with the people you identify would need to be involved or engaged. On the following page we detail some of the key questions that are important to address when planning for translation and implementation, in relation to each of the key components of translation, outlined below: Expected translation and impact End-users and audiences Communicators and presenters Barriers and enablers Format and channels Timing for translation activities. 4 How to use this Guide The required level of investment in translation and implementation planning is determined by the YJ Research team as part of the research